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re: College athletes that can't read?
Posted on 1/7/14 at 9:17 pm to Revelator
Posted on 1/7/14 at 9:17 pm to Revelator
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There are anecdotes of student athletes who do succeed. Christine Simatacolos, the associate athletics director for student life at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, talks of a student whose low scores fell below the college literacy threshold but who graduated from Louisiana State University and is now in medical school.
I don't believe anyone can graduate from high school reading at a 4th grade level, matriculate at LSU while being a varsity athlete and then get into a legitimate medical school based upon your academic abilities.
The medical school should be investigated.
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Posted on 1/7/14 at 9:21 pm to CarrolltonTiger
What is the "college literacy threshold"? I'm guessing it's got to be a bit beyond fourth grade, no?
Posted on 1/7/14 at 11:34 pm to CarrolltonTiger
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quote:There are anecdotes of student athletes who do succeed. Christine Simatacolos, the associate athletics director for student life at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, talks of a student whose low scores fell below the college literacy threshold but who graduated from Louisiana State University and is now in medical school. I don't believe anyone can graduate from high school reading at a 4th grade level, matriculate at LSU while being a varsity athlete and then get into a legitimate medical school based upon your academic abilities. The medical school should be investigated.
yeah there is no way someone with a 4th grade reading level could do well on the mcat. it could be one of those carribean or mexican schools that don't require the mcat.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 7:41 am to CarrolltonTiger
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I don't believe anyone can graduate from high school reading at a 4th grade level, matriculate at LSU while being a varsity athlete and then get into a legitimate medical school based upon your academic abilities.
Not unless the medical school is in Grenada.
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